?️ At the pergola on Eduardo Cabello Street, in Bouzas (Vigo, Pontevedra).

?️ 8 June | ⏰ From 10:00 to 13:30 and from 16:00 to 19:30

☔ We will have a marquee to protect the activities from the rain.

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The Institute of Marine Research of the CSIC, in Bouzas, will celebrate World Ocean Day on 8 June with the first edition of the Ocean Fair, a science outreach fair where IIM-CSIC takes to the street to meet the residents of Bouzas and the surrounding area.

During the event, visitors will be able to visit the tents where IIM staff will present their work through exhibitions, workshops, activities and a series of surprises designed so that people of all ages can get closer to the way science looks at everything connected with the ocean.

We will also have a guest of honour: Rogelio Santos Queiruga (@QueirugaRogelio), sailor, fisherman and science communicator on social networks, who will join us throughout the day to share his perspective on responsible consumption and sustainability from the SeaFood Age project tent (Interreg Atlantic Area).

A full morning and afternoon programme

The fair will begin in the morning, from 10:00 to 13:30, with invited schools taking part. In the afternoon, from 16:00 to 19:30, it will be open to the general public. 

Workshops

Most will be available both in the morning and afternoon. Some may alternate.

• Choose smart food with SeafoodAge and Rogelio Santos Queiruga

  • All day ☀️?
  • The activity will show several project results from sea to table: the production of ingredients and foods of marine origin using circular-economy concepts, the use of DNA-based techniques for ingredient identification, and an intelligent label that monitors food quality along the chain. And a few more surprises.
  • With the SeaFoodAge project (Interreg Atlantic Area) and fisherman and communicator Rogelio Santos Queiruga!

• Sea lettuce: a cosmopolitan seaweed to support aquaculture.

  • All day ☀️?
  • In this workshop, algae of the genus Ulva will take centre stage. We will discuss aquaculture applications of these cosmopolitan seaweeds. In Galicia, some species can be found on beaches: Ulva  rigida and australis. Although they are responsible for eutrophication events that damage ecosystems and affect beaches, they also have great economic potential in many industries, from health and food to bioplastics and energy production.
  • With the ULVAQUO project (MINCIU).

• How many mussel superpowers do you know?

  • Afternoon ?
  • Super-adhesion, super-resistance, super-food and many more secrets hidden inside the mussels we are used to seeing on our coasts, beaches and mussel rafts. In this workshop we will discuss some of these aspects and even test them live!
  • With the STRAUSS project (MICIN and AEI)

• Manifesto Ocean!

  • Morning ☀️
  • Take part in experiments related to the movement of water masses in the ocean, which will help explain global ocean circulation and marine currents in our rías. Visitors will also learn about the different tasks carried out by this research group, such as oceanographic campaigns and laboratory analyses, through a photographic exhibition.
  • With the participation of the “Manifesto Ocean” project and the Ocean Processes in Global Change group.

Exhibitions

• How delicious the sea tastes!

  • All day ☀️?
  • There will be a permanent exhibition throughout the day where visitors can read the new IIM-CSIC comic “E que rico sabe o mar!”. Follow the adventures of Javi, Aldara and Helena in this initiative funded by the General CSIC Foundation under the CuentaLaCiencia call. The story explores marine-origin foods from fishing and aquaculture, with research carried out at IIM-CSIC in biological processes and food technology as its thread.

Meeting with Rogelio Queiruga

• All day ☀️?
• [At the SeaFood Age activity] The well-known sailor Rogelio Santos Queiruga will be present at our fair throughout the day as part of the SeaFood Age project activity. Don’t miss it: come and hear what he has to say about fishing, science and sustainability! Rogelio has spent 27 of his 45 years working as a sailor, fisherman and communicator #InGalician of seafaring values and fishing. He promotes sustainability, science and responsible consumption as keys to a better future.